Bill Text: NY S08045 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to establishing the temporary advisory board for upstate transit funding.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-16 - SUBSTITUTED BY A8202A [S08045 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S08045-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8045
                    IN SENATE
                                      June 7, 2016
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
        AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to establishing  the
          temporary advisory board on upstate transit funding; and providing for
          the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a  new  article
     2  2-G to read as follows:
     3                                 ARTICLE 2-G
     4             TEMPORARY ADVISORY BOARD ON UPSTATE TRANSIT FUNDING
     5  Section 74-a. Temporary advisory board on upstate transit funding.
     6          74-b. Assistance of other agencies.
     7    § 74-a. Temporary advisory board on upstate transit funding.  1. There
     8  is  hereby  created in the department a board, to be known as the tempo-
     9  rary advisory board on upstate transit funding. Such board shall  study,
    10  develop  and  make  specific recommendations with respect to sustainable
    11  state funding options for the growth and stability of the public  trans-
    12  portation  systems operating assistance account, hereinafter referred to
    13  as "PTSOA account", of  the  mass  transportation  operating  assistance
    14  fund.  As  part  of such study, the board may provide an opportunity for
    15  public comment including public hearings.
    16    2. Such board shall consist of the commissioner and nine other members
    17  to be appointed by the governor as follows: two upon the  recommendation
    18  of the temporary president of the senate, two upon the recommendation of
    19  the speaker of the assembly, one upon the recommendation of the minority
    20  leader of the senate, one upon the recommendation of the minority leader
    21  of the assembly, and three without recommendation from any other person.
    22  Of  the  nine  members  appointed by the governor, at least two shall be
    23  representatives of local governments receiving PTSOA account  funds,  at
    24  least  two shall be representatives of public transportation authorities
    25  receiving PTSOA account funds, at least two shall be representatives  of
    26  labor  unions  affiliated  with  public transportation systems receiving
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11497-05-6
        S. 8045                             2
     1  PTSOA account funds, and at least two shall be representatives of riders
     2  of public transportation systems receiving PTSOA account funds.
     3    3.  The  commissioner shall serve as chair of the board, and personnel
     4  of the department shall provide, from existing staff,  services  to  the
     5  board so that it may perform its duties.
     6    4.  Board  members  shall  be  appointed  within thirty days after the
     7  effective date of this article; provided, however, that after the  expi-
     8  ration  of  the  thirty day period, the appointment of a majority of the
     9  members shall constitute a quorum. Board  members  shall  serve  without
    10  compensation.
    11    5.  The  board shall prepare a report on or before December first, two
    12  thousand sixteen  on  its  findings  and  specific  recommendations  for
    13  sustainable  funding  options  for the growth and stability of the PTSOA
    14  account. Such report shall be delivered by such date  to  the  governor,
    15  the  temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the
    16  chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of  the  assembly  ways
    17  and  means  committee, the chair of the senate transportation committee,
    18  the chair of the assembly transportation committee,  the  chair  of  the
    19  senate corporations, authorities and commissions committee and the chair
    20  of the assembly corporations, authorities and commissions committee.
    21    § 74-b. Assistance  of  other  agencies. To effectuate the purposes of
    22  this article, the board may request and shall receive from  any  depart-
    23  ment,  division,  board, bureau, commission or other agency of the state
    24  or any state public authority such assistance, information and  data  as
    25  will  enable the board properly to conduct its study and make its recom-
    26  mendations.
    27    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    28  deemed  repealed  on  the  one hundred twentieth day after the temporary
    29  advisory board on upstate transit funding has  submitted  its  completed
    30  report as required by section one of this act, provided that the commis-
    31  sioner  of  transportation  of  the  state  of New York shall notify the
    32  legislative  bill  drafting  commission  upon  the  occurrence  of   the
    33  submission  of  the  completed report as required by section one of this
    34  act in order that the commission may maintain  an  accurate  and  timely
    35  effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New
    36  York  in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the
    37  legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.